Max Hymans

Max Hymans (2 March 1900 in Paris – 7 March 1961 in Saint-Cloud), was a notable leftist French politician, member of the resistance, and director of Air France from 1948 to 1961.

Biography
Max Hymans was born is Paris on 2 March 1900. After his baccalauréat (A-level), he graduated from École centrale de Paris with an Engineering diploma, while following a law degree in parallel.

He entered as an Engineer and site manager of Clairoix close to Compiègne, Oise. He was in conflict with the delegate administrator concerning French workers salaries and their replacement with foreign workers that were even less paid.

On 22 October 1925 he applied as a lawyer to the Cour d'appel of Paris. He opened a cabinet specialised in counterfeiting cases and patents.